Great Pianists on Piano Playing

“Great Pianists on Piano Playing” consists of interviews arranged in the form of essays with 28 great pianists and teachers. The American pianist and author James Francis Cooke (1875 -- 1960) conducted the interviews and wrote two introductory essays. Cooke also prepared biographical sketches of each of the 28 pianists he interviewed and in addition prepared study questions for each interview to assist in the reader’s understanding. Several essays discuss the importance of piano practice and emphasize the importance of regular effort concentration and not wasting one’s time during practice. There are discussions of various pianistic “methods” and of acquiring a beautiful touch learning to play with accuracy and the study of phrasing and rhythm.